Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-03-03

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1T all comes iAc,. 10 me" said Son
way, exeitcily. Yes; ii is impossi-
BILE for me 10 forget it, And the senior
tia made good her escape and is now
your wife,: You are to be congratulat-
Corporal John thought Of II similar
experience III his own ease, when he
was fighting for the C~orfederacy,
NO, / don't" he blurted out; but
| don't know whether >nn are telling
the truth ct Il lie, / must obey orders"
But. senior. would you Kill Il woman
ii girl?:"
Good God" cried the corporal.
Then. when he glanced at the upturn-
ed face and saw the liquid eyes with
their long lashes. the pouting crimson
lips, and the flintly-tiUshed, dark face.
he wondered that he had not suspected
the truth before.
..s]r"n"ri,a," ~.ammsrra 4 ko"gh
soldier, Il am sorry that YOU in
this trouble. You may rest assured.
however. that | am not going to Kill
YOU
Il knew it, and the girl smiled
triumphantly.
But you ought TO be sent to head
quarters
And would my life be safe there
mo. don't believe ii would was
the corporal's thoughtful reply.
Then set me free
..Hey?"
Set me free
Hang me if | DON'T said the cor
poral. why, of curse | will"
He cut the prisoners bonds and gave
an inquiring look.
ut is all right" responded the
senorita. The stream is not deep at
on the other side of Wonder hill my
brother and his companions await me.
When you return to your comrades tell
them that you did your duty. God
bless You senior. and farewell
Before he could speak the senorita
was halfway across the river. As she
disappeared in the forest on the other
side she waved her hand, and the cor
poral heartily responded.
Ugh. Don't ask me" was Corporal
Johns reply to the questions of his
comrades. Il did my duty. That is
enough"
There were other things demanding
their attention, and the fate of the
Mexican lad was not very searchingly
inquired into.
II am a great fool to fight . duel"
said John Conway as he finished his
toilet and viewed his face in the glass,
sbut when a fellow is in Paris he must
do as the Parisians do"
Conway gave an extra twist to his
mustache, and continued talking to
himself:
at is strange. / fought through
our war and was mixed up in the Maxi
milan business. | have done my
share of shooting and being shot at,
but | never yet stood up in cold blood
to exchange shots with a man. l don't
like it."
SO many years had elapsed since
Conway's military experience that the
prospect Of a fight no longer stirred
his blood. He was not an old man,
but the fiery ardor Of youth was 6
thing of the past. After years Of ad,
]venturous speculation in the mining re
gions of the west fortune had favored
him, and for the first time i'll his life hi
was realizing one of the dreams of hi
[ youth, a visit to Paris.
Unfortunately, he had been drawn
into n political controversy in a caf
with a member of the Mexican Lega
! ton, Senior Gomez, a gentleman whose
great wealth and beautiful wife were
7 at that time the talk of Paris. In thu
; heat of the discussion Conway ha,
given mortal offcnse to the Mexican
The result was a challenge, and the
American had accepted, selecting pts
tolls and fixing the hour for 5 o'clocl
that afternoon, the place chosen bein:
3 suburban forest notorious for its At
fairs of honor.
While the American was wonderin,
whether he had sufficient appetite TO
breakfast, there was a tap at his door
Opening it he saw to his surprise Seno
Gomez, who advanced into the roof
: with a grave countenance in whic
ed, senior, upon securing such a here
ine."
n TWO were HOW UNCONSCIOUS
clasping hands.
You see that we cannot fight,
laughed Gomez. with a tear in his ey'
"Ridiculous,' said Conway.
VERY WELL remarked the othe
Il take it for granted l may tell tt
? senora that you will spend the eyenin
with us. You cannot refuse"
Corporal John did not refuse, bl
when the brilliant Mexican beaut
overwhelmed him that evening wit
+, her thanks he grew very thoughtful
When his visit was over and he vas O
1 his way homeward the American Sc
l eral times broke out with:
..Confound it all, when she was n
prisoner, why the devil didn't l ket
her?H
: And yet Corporal John was not a
together unhappy.-HaHacc P: Rec
IN the atlanta Constitution.